I wonder why it is for some so hard to see friendship between people of the opposite sex for what it is, plain and simple a friendship. All through highschool I had more guy friends than girl friends, mostly there was no attraction between us as boy and girl, just an different kind of chemistry, one of camaraderie, friendship, laughter and familiarity. Even though I am shy, it's really at times easy for me to strike up a conversation, given there are certain clues to draw from. Not sure exactly what they are, but I just hit it off with certain people right away, others I am reserved and shy at the beginning and warm up slowly to them. For example J., a guy from badminton, I hated him in the beginning, he was very abrupt, very know it all, well it would be an understatement to say that he made my life miserable at work and I was almost ready to quit, because I just wasn't able to handle people like him, but I stuck it out and now it's great, we have the greatest talks when he has to sit out, we joke around and it's like a totally different feeling being around him. It took a while, but it's all good now.
Over the last few months we got a new male co-worker at Woodman, and we hit it off right away, we are constantly joking around, being comfortable with each other in any situation, and just having a great time at work. We do have a lot in common and we talk pretty much about everything and compare notes and advice. I wouldn't think twice about how to act around him, it's just easy being me. I don't know, maybe it's just that it feels safe to be that way because I know he doesn't want anything from me and I don't want anything from him. I don't know what it is, it's just fun the way it is.But still there are people that make it out to be more than what it is. Maybe it's because they don't get to see the real me when I am comfortable and vulnerable around people and they see it then as a weakness or a bad thing. Who knows, as long as I know what I am doing who cares anyway. Thanks to all the wonderful males I have in my life, whether it's as friends, acquaintances or just as people passing through my life. And just because I like you guys, don't forget you are still Males, and you know my thought about this species, well most of them anyhow. (SMILES - you know where it's coming from ).
A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. ~Arnold H. Glasgow
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